The Text and Canon of the New Testament

Overview

In The Text and Canon of the New Testament, Alexander Souter provides a succinct account of the history of the text of the New Testament books and how they were brought together. While exploring the text of the New Testament, Souter covers ancient texts and their transmission, sources of the New Testament text, Greek manuscripts, patristic and early citations, printed editions, and more. While exploring the canon of the New Testament, Souter covers the earliest collections of New Testament books, the books of temporary and local canonicity, the canon from AD 250 to 450 in the west, the canon before and after the Reformation, and much more.

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Key Features

Explores how the text of the New Testament was brought together

Discussses different periods of the canon

Examines a multitude of sources for the New Testament

Contents

The Text of the New Testament

Ancient Texts and Their Transmission

Sources of the New Testament Text

Greek Manuscripts

The Older Versions: Latin and Syriac

The Older Versions (Egyptian [Coptic] Versions, Gothic)

Secondary Versions

Patristic (and Other Early) Citations

Printed Editions of the Greek New Testament and Versions

Principles of Criticism, Etc.

The Future Outlook

The Canon of the New Testament

Preliminary: the Idea and the Word

Earliest Collections of New Testament Books

The Earliest Period for Extensive Quotation (170–220): The Earliest Versions

Books of Temporary and Local Canonicity

From Origen to Chrysostom in the East

From 250 to 450 in the West

Conciliar Deliverances

The Reformation and Later

Praise for the Print Edition

Students of the New Testament and those interested in the spread of trustworthy information about its history will be grateful for this compact, clearly written, widely informed, and instructive discussion.

Aside from a good presentation of the general field, the strongest feature of the book lies in the sections of Latin versions.

—American Journal of Theology

The volume is small, though the subject is great and complex, but the clear and definite presentation of facts accounts in measure for its size and makes it most serviceable for students.

—Athenaeum

Product Details

Title: The Text and Canon of the New Testament

Author: Alexander Souter

Publisher: Charles Scribner’s Sons

Publication Date: 1913

Pages: 254

About Alexander Souter

Alexander Souter (1873–1949) was born in Perth, Scotland. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Cambridge. From 1903 to 1910, he served as Yates Professor of New Testament Greek and Exegesis at Mansfield College, Oxford. From 1911 to 1937 he served as Regius Professor of Humanities at the University of Aberdeen.